The Rainbow and Other Stories: A Juvenile Gift

כריכה קדמית
Mary Hall Adams
Usher, 1850 - 172 עמודים

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מהדורות אחרות - הצג הכל

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עמוד 140 - And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down and worshipped him; and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.
עמוד 100 - ... These laws — and those added to the ten commands for the government of the Israelites, — were called the Old Law, the Jewish law, the Mosaic Law, the Ceremonial Law. The whole nation respected and punctually obeyed them. Even to this day the Jew or Israelite gives no heed to Christian laws, but faithfully follows the old ceremonial law. But we have a law more perfect than that of Moses ; a Lawgiver whose commandments fell from lips of gentleness and love. Nothing fearful attended the delivery...
עמוד 61 - Prayer is the simplest form of speech That infant lips can try ; Prayer, the sublimest strains that reach The Majesty on high.
עמוד 61 - Prayer is the burden of a sigh, The falling of a tear ; The upward glancing of an eye, When none but God is near.
עמוד 77 - Earth has no voice to make the secret known. Who seeks the vanished bird, By the forsaken nest and broken shell ? Far thence, he sings unheard, Yet free and joyous midst the woods to dwell.
עמוד 69 - IN THE CLERGYMAN'S FAMILY. BY MISS SARAH C. EDGARTON. DR. ELWOOD was a clergyman, who, in his youth, had been very poor, but who had received from nature an ambition so holy, and an energy so unconquerable, that he never for a single day relaxed his exertions till he had acquired the education that was requisite to admit him into the ministry. It was not until he was forty years of age that he found himself in a situation to marry ; at that time he chose from the circle of his acquaintances a young...
עמוד 146 - Besides, the man's poor, his orchard's his bread; Then think of his children, for they must be fed." " You speak very fine, and you look very grave, But apples we want, and apples we'll have; If you will go with us, you shall have a share, If not, you shall have neither apple nor pear.
עמוד 146 - His scruples thus silenced, Tom felt more at ease, And went with his comrades the apples to seize ; He blamed and protested, but joined in the plan ; He shared in the plunder, but pitied the man.
עמוד 85 - For there shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
עמוד 146 - You speak very fine, and you look very grave ; But apples we want, and apples we '11 have. If you will go with us, we '11 give you a share ; If not, you shall have neither apple nor pear.

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